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States crack down on AI for behavioral health care
Earlier this month, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation banning the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for mental health or therapeutic decision-making without oversight by licensed clinicians. The action makes Illinois one of many states cracking down on the rampant use of AI in behavioral health care and patient communications. Now more than 250 bills…
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Senators Have Mental Health Crises, Too
Senators Have Mental Health Crises, Too The Host Julie Rovner KHN @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KHN’s weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book “Health Care Politics and Policy…
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Senators Have Mental Health Crises, Too
Senators Have Mental Health Crises, Too The Host Julie Rovner KHN @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KHN’s weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book “Health Care Politics and Policy…
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Senators Say Health Worker Shortages Ripe for Bipartisan Compromise
Senators Say Health Worker Shortages Ripe for Bipartisan Compromise Senators are eying the growing shortage of health care workers in the United States as one of the few problems where there is room for bipartisan solutions, even in a deeply divided Congress gearing up for a presidential election cycle. The shortage that’s only worsened since…
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Amid Dire Suicide Rates in Montana, Governor Expands Student Mental Health Screening
Amid Dire Suicide Rates in Montana, Governor Expands Student Mental Health Screening Bella Nyman has struggled with her mental health since age 7, when she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and anxiety. Nyman said she was afraid to tell her parents she had thoughts of suicide. Looking back, a mental health screening might have helped…
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California Requires Hospitals to Turn to a Patient’s Next of Kin, Closing a Longtime Loophole
California Requires Hospitals to Turn to a Patient’s Next of Kin, Closing a Longtime Loophole About four years ago, Dr. Gene Dorio sat on the ethics committee of a Southern California hospital whose administrators insisted they could decide whether to disconnect a ventilator from an unconscious patient — even though the man’s wife and adult…
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Montana Considers Allowing Physician Assistants to Practice Independently
Montana Considers Allowing Physician Assistants to Practice Independently Megan Zawacki started working at St. Peter’s Health in Helena, Montana, in 2020 as a physician assistant trained in treating addiction. She had gone through specialized training that allowed her to prescribe Suboxone, a medication to fight opioid addiction, but she couldn’t do so for six months.…
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